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Evidence for in vivo primed and expanded autoreactive T cells as a specific feature of patients with type 1 diabetes.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2007
Monti Paolo, Scirpoli Miriam, Rigamonti Andrea, Mayr Anya, Jaeger Annika, Bonfanti Riccardo, Chiumello Giuseppe, Ziegler Anette G, Bonifacio Ezio
Abstract excerpt
Identifying beta cell autoantigen-reactive T cells that are involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes has been troublesome for many laboratories. Disease-relevant autoreactive T cells should be in vivo Ag experienced. The aim of this study was to test this hypothesis and then use this principle as a strategy for identifying diabetes-relevant autoreactive T cells. In this study, a CSFE dilution assay was...
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